The president of the United Auto Workers is urging union members to stick with their strike against Detroit carmakers. The strike is now in its fourth week. At a rally Saturday in Chicago, UAW President Shawn Fain portrayed the strike a pivotal moment for organized labor. Fain didn't give any new details about negotiations with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. The union claimed a breakthrough on Friday, when GM agreed to put workers at new electric vehicle battery plants under the UAW's nati
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UAW President Shawn Fain, using language that has become familiar over the past month, portrayed the strike a pivotal moment for organized labor and part of a war pitting working people against “the billionaire class and corporate greed.” Fain provided no new details on negotiations or whether talks continued on Saturday. A spokeswoman for Stellantis, which owns the Jeep, Ram and Dodge brands, said there was nothing to update Saturday. Representatives of Ford and General Motors did not immediately reply to requests for comment.at new electric vehicle battery plants under the UAW’s national contract.
The strike began Sept. 15 at three assembly plants, one operated by each company, and has since expanded to GM and Stellantis parts centers andThe UAW is seeking pay raises of 36% over four years and other benefits. The union says Ford has offered wage hikes of 23% over four years, with GM and Stellantis at about 20%.
Fain was joined at Saturday’s rally by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union, the Association of Flight Attendants and KMU, the largest trade union in the Philippines.
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